Zach Galifianakis scored a big get with his latest guest for “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis“: PresidentBarack Obama. The president, who was billed as a “community organizer,” was using the forum of the satirical online chat show to get out word on the website for his health care law. “Healthcare.gov works great now,” Obama said. Obama also talked about “The Hangover” movies, birth certificates and spider bites. The segment ends with a surprise reveal which we won’t spoil here. The president’s best line: “If I ran a third time it would be sort of like doing a third ‘Hangover’ movie. It didn’t really work out very well, did it?” Basically, the appearance is a canny attempt at fighting fire with fire. After months of conservatives trying to turn Obamacare into a punchline on comedy shows, the president is attempting to take control of the national conversation with some humor of his own. Watch the video. What do you think?

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